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syr⋅inx

  [sir-ingks]
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–noun, plural sy⋅rin⋅ges  [suh-rin-jeez] , syr⋅inx⋅es.
1. Ornithology. the vocal organ of birds, situated at or near the bifurcation of the trachea into the bronchi.
2. (initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. a mountain nymph of Arcadia who was transformed, in order to protect her chastity from Pan, into the reed from which Pan then made the panpipe.
3. a panpipe.
4. a narrow corridor in an ancient Egyptian tomb.
Origin:
1600–10; (< L) < Gk sŷrinx pipe, pipelike object
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pan·pipe   (pān'pīp')   
n.  A primitive wind instrument consisting of a series of pipes or reeds of graduated length bound together, played by blowing across the top open ends. Often used in the plural. Also called mouth organ, Pandean pipe, syrinx.

[Pan + pipe.]
syr·inx   (sîr'ĭngks)   
n.   pl. sy·rin·ges (sə-rĭn'jēz, -rĭng'gēz) or syr·inx·es

  1. Music See panpipe.

  2. Zoology The vocal organ of a bird, consisting of thin vibrating muscles at or close to the division of the trachea into the bronchi.


[Latin sȳrinx, from Greek sūrinx.]
sy·rin'ge·al (sə-rĭn'jē-əl) adj.
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syrinx 
1606, the instrument itself known from 14c. in English, from L.L. syrinx, from Gk. syrinx "shepherd's pipe." Used of vocal organs of birds from 1872.
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Main Entry: syr·inx
Pronunciation: 'sir-i[ng](k)s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural sy·rin·ges /s&-'ri[ng]-"gEz,-'rin-"jEz/ or syr·inx·es
1 : the vocal organ of birds that is a special modification of the lower part of the trachea or of the bronchi or ofboth
2 : a pathological cavity in the brain or spinal cord especially in syringomyelia
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syrinx syr·inx (sēr'ĭngks)
n. pl. syr·inx·es or sy·rin·ges (sə-rĭn'jēz, -rĭng'gēz)
A pathological tube-shaped cavity in the brain or spinal cord.

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